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Review: Phantom Of The Opera
I was raised by a family that absolutely loved to go to the theater. I've been dragged along to many productions, been forced to listen repeatedly to their sound tracks on tape, and have eventually grown to appreciate a few of them for their musical content. So, I was pretty excited to learn that they were making a Phantom Of The Opera movie. I made sure that I saw it on opening night.
Ok, for those of you who have any question: THIS IS A MUSICAL. It is directed like a musical. It is acted like a musical. It has a lot of songs in it. If you go see this movie thinking it's a drama adapted from a broadway play, you're gonna be disappointed. The crowd I saw this with was decidedly younger than I would have expected, and I could hear a few comments about all the damn singing... well fuckin' DUH!
I'll just tell you that I enjoyed it a lot. It was more of a walk down memory lane for me, and all the great songs were in the mix. Emmy Rossum is totally watchable, and the two other leads were.. of musical caliber. I just gotta say, though, that I dont think someone without any prior 'musical play' experience can appreciate this.
Anyways, it's worth a look. The audience gave it an applause.
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